Arriving At Troutbeck Head Caravan And Motorhome Club Site | Tara's Halloween Escape

We travel to Troutbeck Head Caravan and Motorhome Club Site. The plan is to Escape for Halloween, avoiding the trick and treaters and fireworks, which terrify Tara.
We recorded some of the journey up the Motorway, stopping off at Tebay Services and the wonderful farm shop. We filmed arriving at at Troutbeck, looked at setting up on a service pitch, using the Colapz waste pipes, had a look at the Shower block, a walk around the site, used the dog walk and mentioned our mobile signal, connection speed with mobiles and the Netgear M2 mobile router.
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[@mrsc8044]

We really like the fact that you promote best practice. As retired cops (including several spells on traffic) we can vouch for the fact your towing arrangements are spot on. Everything is always done correctly without corner cutting - the index plates being a case in point. Anyone seeking MH tips won’t go far wrong watching your videos! Have a great trip. We love touring out of season and will be sneaking 4 nights away next week.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for your comments, nice to know. 😀

[@PoshcatsCamping]

Another site we have not been to but certainly need to get back to the Lake District soon. Thanks for sharing your day. By the way, nice mug 😄 Trev n Sue

[@mikeland812]

Poshcats Camping hi Trev and Sue, popular mugs (again!).

[@PoshcatsCamping]

Michael we had specials made for our meet up with Bob and Jenny at Southport Beach. Very enjoyable time with them. 👍🏻😁

[@gallivantinggalantes]

Lovely site , thank you for showing your set up. This time of year is awful for the dogs isn’t it, we’ve got a Tibetan terrier and last night he was hiding behind the settee as the fireworks were so loud. Tara and Poppy have been enjoying their walks, lovely to see them. Enjoy your well deserved break and look forward to your next video. Beautiful scenery around you and Jenny’s new phone takes a lovely photo x

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks it's been really nice and quiet here so far.

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

Fantastic area. Scenery great with Aira Force just down the road. Been there done it just great. Cheers from George and Jane.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, yes loved Aira Force last time we went there.

[@Mike99Nine]

Am totally with you over the fireworks for the dogs. Good idea to get away. Seem to be fireworks going off every other week.so glad sainsbury's have stopped selling them now. Enjoy your time.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

At least Sainsbury's is a step in the right direction.

[@Mike99Nine]

Hope so

[@jenniferbailey44]

What a fabulous campsite. You had good weather that day! Poppy and Tara are very cute 💕

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It was the best weather so far.

[@firstmotorhome8024]

The problem with these fireworks is that is not just one night anymore . They seem to be let off for weeks on end around this time of year . Not nice for all the animals .

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Absolutely, goes on for weeks.

[@henriklarsen9616]

Thankfully we have a ban on fireworks most of the year here in Denmark. It is only allowed to use fireworks from dec.21 untill jan.2. Animal lovers put pressure on the politicians and got a ban on selling and using it the rest of the year. There is also a limit to how much noise it ia allowed to make. Every new year vets call out for a total ban on fireworks because dogs and farm animals are scared. Imagine being a refugee having fled the war and then being scared half to dead every time fireworks go off.

[@davidhayes4814]

Weirdly compulsive viewing.... magic

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, not heard that before.

[@Doubleoseven502]

I think its inspired going away in the van at this time of year. The dogs hate the noise and the intrusions. Good call! Looks nice weather.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, weather was good when we arrived. Been a bit Lake District today!

[@woolleycodwanderers4833]

Really enjoyed 👍 thanks for sharing 😊 ... ❤️👵🏼🐾🐾🤠

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

You're welcome

[@woolleycodwanderers4833]

Bob Earnshaw 😊👍

[@jimsmum21]

really informative video thanks for the aframe info will deffo try this site next year

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you.

[@Motorhoming_Fun]

Thanks for sharing Bob & Jenny love Troutbeck site when I stayed on my way up to Scotland this year must go again.

[@xvsupremacy7190]

Bye gum that’s an impressive tow bar to pull your little car with very nifty !

[@frankwbeveridge]

What a great looking site. I hope Tara enjoys the peace and quiet. 👍🖖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@margaretlewis7125]

Super video as always. Thank you. Hope it is peaceful for you xx

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks.

[@wellywelly100]

Double whammy, Poppy and Tara! Have a good break all of you.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you.

[@lostweekendscaravan]

Looks a lovely site not been to that area for a while. Thanks for sharing P&J

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes you should visit, lovely area too.

[@johnh4019]

Excellent video, everything anybody could want to know before they ever got there, the phone signal info is really handy, hope Jenny has been adding it to her database .😊 Great look around the site, well done.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you.

[@CaravanChitChat]

Great video Bob and Jenny. That site looks fab with stunning views. Definitely need to put that on our list 👍🏻

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, yes it's one of our favourites.

[@CaraVanOlogywithBecky]

Enjoy the peace and tranquility :)

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks.

[@tonywilliams7516]

Good video guy's,love the way you show us the way You set up the motorhome on site.i don't have a motorhome at the moment,but one day when I persuade the wife maybe.happy travels 🐕🐕

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, good luck with your persuading!

[@davidtolley4979]

One of our favourite sites normally stay a couple of times a year

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It is nice.

[@RogerB747]

Nice to see Poppy again!

[@mrmrst9020]

Little bit of road rage bob 😂😂 lovely weather there

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I get a little frustrated by the number of cars that overtake, cut in and then slow down., just because we are in a motorhome. Certainly not road rage by any stretch of the imagination.

[@mrmrst9020]

Bob Earnshaw yes I do know what you mean I was just having a little joke with you people over take us in our Motorhome and they don’t know how long we are until they try to get back in front of you we do enjoy watching your videos enjoy your break away

[@stephennutkin2477]

The day you arrived we were walking the PF at Brotherswater then called into the Horse and Farrier at Threlkeld (dog friendly) worth booking especially weekends. You will know yourselves that many places in the lakes are dog friendly now.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, the lake district is generally very good with dogs.

[@sonjaianhattiescaravanadve4847]

Thanks Bob & Jenny for a look around a lovely site. I think we would like to visit there as it would be great for Hattie with lots of space. Ian & Sonja 😀

[@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting]

I love that service station you went to on the way up, i always treat myself to something nice. Very nice site , i see they had a Halloween party hope they didn't go trick or treating around the site :)

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

No, Tara would have woken the countryside up!

[@gillnicholls9665]

What I lovely site.it would be nice to see you set up more I know you've done it before but it's nice to see.xxx

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, just think it would get a bit boring for regular users.

[@pauldickson5387]

Another great video guys, site looks in a great location 👍🏻

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks a lot.

[@janepowell5679]

Thank you for another informative video. I’m a new subscriber and you always seems to answer my questions without me asking 😂 also with the dogs your requirements are the same as mine. I too usually stick to club sites for the standard of facilities. This site is definitely on my list now. What’s public transport like from the site? Enjoy your time there away from the fireworks hopefully 👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Don't know what the public transport is like, but the site leaflet says "There is a bus service 1.5 miles away to Keswick and Penrith. The nearest train station is Penrith".

[@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel]

Lovely site haven’t made it there would love to go 👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, think you'd love it.

[@stevegolding4273]

Have a good break you both deserve a rest after how hard you worked at the nec.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks having a great time.

[@michaeljohnson7009]

Nice site and vid. (Coffee works out at just under 22p a time, bargain, lol )

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, sounds a bargain, when you work it out!

[@Peakwanderer]

13:29 I'd check the pin and arm for wear, there's a lot of weight going through what are relatively small section components.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, they are relatively new pins. I do have some replacement pins too.

[@wanderingwakefords6850]

I know how you feel as Buster hates the fireworks. It gets like Dodge City around here at this time of year.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes it's a nightmare for Tara. Lovely and quiet here at the moment.

[@lorrets9775]

Lovely place. We were in ullswater in September. the A66 is a very nerve wracking drive, when the wind and rain are sideways Have you seen Abbie Barnes channel, she does hiking around the lakes

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, yes there is that about the A66. Some parts are very high up. Haven't seen Abbie Barnes' channel yet.

[@carolynadams1485]

Hi guys, hope you have a lovely break, it looks beautiful there. Sorry for another basic question but what’s the difference between a service site and an ordinary one? I’m guessing the clue is in the word ‘service’, ie electricity, water, waste disposal, but if that’s the case why would anyone choose a non-service site, there doesn’t seem to be much of a price difference? Many thanks for your patience with my questions!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

That's Ok, A service pitch has fresh water and waste water disposal on the pitch itself. Less fetching and carrying.

[@tomflowers2787]

Hi bob what happened to the nice new a frame you got from tow a frame one year ago

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It coating appears to have rusted, it's still OK though. Move news on the A frame in January.

[@paulonthemove5543]

I know you said before you were vegetarians, do you eat the fish and chips? because you just made me hungry when you mentioned it. Have a great escape and stay safe.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, we are actually Pescatarians, we eat fish but not meat and poultry.

[@TeddyWandererCamera-Bear]

I hope everything goes well and that you manage to escape the fireworks !!!! Just a quick question ( because we only discovered you recently) why does Tara not always go away in the van with you ? Have a great trip and thanks for sharing :D Teddy

[@jennyearnshaw7892]

Teddy Wanderer Tara is Bob’s sister’s dog so she doesn’t always come with us.

[@TeddyWandererCamera-Bear]

Thank you Jenny :D

[@gillgregory6327]

Lovely video and tour of the site, thank you. How old is poppy and how do you keep her so clean? I have 3 Westies who love their caravan trips but end up looking like compost heaps after a few days, despite grooming them! 😂😂

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks you. Poppy doesn't really like puddles, so that helps. By the end of a week away, she gets pretty mucky though. Straight in the bath when we get back.

[@harrietsmammy2661]

Nice to see Tara again. I wasn't sure if you still had her. Apologies if I have missed it but where has she been?? In recent videos you just had Poppy.

[@jennyearnshaw7892]

Donna Dunn Tara is Bob’s sister’s dog so she doesn’t always come away with us. She always does at Halloween to Bonfire night to escape the fireworks. 🙂

[@harrietsmammy2661]

@@jennyearnshaw7892 ah right, thanks for clearing that up Jenny. Loving the videos!

[@Northern-Light]

Another very informative,entertaining and enjoyable video thank you Bob and Jenny;and of course Poppy!.Lake district looking particularly beautiful.Interested to see your fresh water connector cap Bob and would like to buy one.Is there a link somewhere I could use. Thanks again for sharing your motorhoming experiences

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Here you go. it was on my recommended accessories video. HEOS Water tank cap with hose connector for quick clean fill of your motorhome water tank caravan water tank. For water tanks WITH OVERFLOW amzn.to/2HwMVrY

[@Northern-Light]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Thanks for that: ordered one using the link;last one apparently!

[@justmymia]

Loving the videos Bob great information. we are picking up our first motor home this Friday, Hopefully from Preston do you have any tips on where to stay near Preston so we can try everything out before we head back to Scotland on Saturday.

[@jennyearnshaw7892]

CKA LYN our friends have stayed at the Caravan & Motorhome Club Certificated Site at Leyland which is between Preston and the M6. However it is a members only CL but is open all year www.caravanclub.co.uk/certificated-locations/england/lancashire/preston/greenbank-farm/ The nearest open all year C&MC sites are Southport and Meathop Fell. We often stay at Meathop Fell on the way to Scotland. Unfortunately we don’t have any experience of any other sites in the Preston area.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for the comments, enjoy your new Motorhome.

[@justmymia]

@@jennyearnshaw7892 thank you jenny

[@davidtaylorbfd]

Do you have to take out the locking screws from the bumper?. Somebody who lives near me has a motorhome and tow's a fiat 500 , but leaves the locking screws on all the time. I thought that would be illegal.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Not sure it's illegal, but certainly dangerous, as bumpers are meant to have some give when you hit something, not punch two holes in what you hit!

[@danceabout1]

dont blame you... why you need to take the car when u have iv motor home thou..lovely doggys

[@kilmuxkoi]

Liked watching your Journey, Really enjoyed sight preview as I've never been there but will definitely try it now. looks nice, Good idea getting away for Fireworks but I had a bad experience once when the campsite had a large display on and my chihuahua flew out of my motorhome terrified and was lost for hours can I ask what Dash Cam you're using as I'd like to save some of our Journeys.

[@jennyearnshaw7892]

kilmuxkoi we use a Go Pro Hero 6 for forward facing video in the van not a dash cam.

[@kilmuxkoi]

@@jennyearnshaw7892 thanks just wondered how you had the picture in picture with the driver talking mabey a bit too clever for me I think

[@jennyearnshaw7892]

kilmuxkoi The Go Pro Hero 6 films the forward facing video and I film Bob talking with our other Go Pro. We do a clap so Bob can synch the footage.

[@Peakwanderer]

1:50 go on then what else do you expect them to do?

[@Peakwanderer]

Ashley has covered merging kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4Cam3WJg8uNnc0

[@keys549]

Peakwanderer You are right, this is not cutting in. You should see them on the continent. Way closer than this. Sometimes no more than a couple of inches. Full on your brakes, with a caravan behind you. Very aggressive driving these days. Peter

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I expect them to overtake, not slow down while overtaking, then cut in.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Doesn't make it OK, just because they do it on the continent!

[@keys549]

Bob Earnshaw Correct, but the way the van did it in front of you is not to bad. It is what you should expect. They don’t want to be behind a motorhome so they try to get in front of you. As I said, the way this van did it looks like it is okay. Peter

[@Alec-ph8kh]

Trick or treat

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Definitely at treat for us and Tara.

[@markryder3996]

Hi Bob just completed the NC500 and trying to catch up on your great vlogs. I was just looking at the Tow A Frame that you have and the condition it is in. Should have checked back but, I thought Tow A Frame gave you a new one about 12mths ago and if that is the case they don't seem tp weather well. Have you ever taken the car abroad with you on that frame or do you now need a trailer?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes you're right it was a year ago. It is surface rust, and I have mentioned it to Tow A Frame. Keep watching, I'll be doing another video about it in January. I've never felt the need to take the car abroad. It costs more on the tunnel and we are often moving on after a day or two.

[@markryder3996]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Keep watching!!!!!! can't keep me away 😊

[@brumsgrub8633]

Do you always take the car with you. Sometimes do you know your not going to need it or not ?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

We don't always take the car. We didn't take it into Europe, there's just no need, and we don't take when we are moving on from site to site. This time of year we tend to stay longer on sites, so it's easier to take it, saves packing up everytime.

[@Jan-ho7rs]

I never realised how much faffing about there is when you have a motor home! Each to their own I suppose but give me a luxury hotel any day.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Maybe, but I have my own bed, toilet and fridge where ever I go.

[@richardharris9536]

Actually we are at home as we felt the bangs from fireworks would be louder in the van than in the house. However Troutbeck looks to be well away from the loonies and is a great choice I hope. You certainly know your Caravan club sites, and use them to good effect. Our youngest son is a police officer and is always on duty this time of year, dealing with the dangerous and stupid fools. We dog sit his dog who is stressed by the noise when left by herself. Have a good trip.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

So far, it's Saturday, we've had no fireworks at all. It's been really peaceful! Good on your son, policing the idiots this time of year, he must have tons of patience and understanding!

[@johneaston1215]

Fire works .talk about how to waste money.!!!!!!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Money up in smoke and a loud bang that terrifies animals.